#Chapter 119 – Boy Talk

But there’s no time to think on it because Christian heaves a sigh and swings his feet away from me, off the couch, planting them on the floor as he looks seriously between Nico and Frankie. “All right,” he says, nodding like he’s made a decision. “We move forward then, but…with some changes. The first being that Tony and Lucy? They are not yet inner circle.” Christian twirls a finger around between us, including the four of us in its loop. “As far as they know,” Christian continues, “we are not taking dad out – we are just starting a new family with me at the head. Six families in the city, not five. And no further details beyond that – the pair of them will understand that they have to go a bit on faith for a while until they’ve proved their loyalties.” The three of us nod, agreeing to the plan. “The second part is harder,” Christian says with a sigh, looking again between us. “We have to do some…patching up, as it were.” “Patching up?” I ask, confused. He nods to me. “Now that